Series
The Greatest American Hero
1981 · Released · United States · English
The Greatest American Hero is an American comedy-drama superhero television series that aired on ABC. Created by producer Stephen J. Cannell, it premiered as a two-hour pilot movie on March 18, 1981, and ran until February 2, 1983. The series features William Katt as a high school special education teacher Ralph Hinkley, Robert Culp as FBI agent Bill Maxwell, and Connie Sellecca as lawyer Pam Davidson. The series chronicles Ralph's adventures after a group of aliens gives him a red and black suit that grants him superhuman abilities. Unfortunately for Ralph, he loses the instruction book and must learn how to use the suit's powers by trial and error, often with comical results.
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Also known as
- Español
- El gran héroe americano
- Français
- Ralph Super-héros
- Italiano
- Ralph supermaxieroe
- 日本語
- アメリカン・ヒーロー
- 한국어
- 위대한 영웅
- Polski
- Największy amerykański bohater
- Português
- Greatest American Hero
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